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Lawyers Appreciate . . . The U.S. Constitution

Mark Bennett | December 27, 2007

My friend Scott Greenfield has tagged me for the Second Annual Lawyers Appreciate Meme, which started at Life at the Bar.
I appreciate the U.S. Constitution.
The Founders knew — from direct experience — that government is a threat to freedom. The saw that government was necessary, though, or at least inevitable. So, rather than leave the [...]